The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert
MADRID, May 24 (IPS) – The message is clear: three-quarters of the world’s population will be affected by drought by 2050. Does it sound...
Corruption Kills
ABUJA, May 24 (IPS) – Nigeria’s accountant-general, the administrative head of the country’s treasury, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly...
The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk...
WASHINGTON DC, May 24 (IPS) – Less than halfway through the year, the May 19, 2022 passage of more than $41 billion in emergency...
Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis
BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (IPS) – “All we ever wanted was to keep working. And although we have not gotten to where we would...
Former Child Labourer Free Quality Education Key to Ending Child Labour
Durban, May 24 (IPS) – Lucky Agbavor sleeps on a mattress in a church in Accra, Ghana sells juice to earn an income, and...
Biocrusts reduce global dust emissions by 60 percent
In the unceasing battle against dust, humans possess a deep arsenal of weaponry, from microfiber cloths to feather dusters to vacuum cleaners. But new...
UAE signs deal with Taliban for Afghan airport management
The UAE is all set to take over the management of international airports in Afghanistan after the signing of a deal between the Taliban’s...
Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes
Four billion years ago, lava spilled onto the moon’s crust, etching the man in the moon we see today. But the volcanoes may have...
Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (IPS) – A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central...
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns 
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account 
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone 
How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil